The 3 Counties Energy Agency (“3CEA”) (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this Request for Applications to Participate (“RFATP”) in a Dynamic Purchasing System (“DPS”) on its own behalf and on behalf of other agencies and public bodies such as SEAI Sustainable Energy Communities, members of the Association of Irish Energy Agencies (AIEA), One-Stop-Shops under the aegis of the National Retrofit Delivery Body, local authorities and LEADER companies. The DPS will be coordinated and managed by the 3CEA.
The Contracting Authority is a non-profit, independent energy agency working primarily in Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford. It has a voluntary Board of Directors drawn from the private, public and community sectors. 3CEA is supporting investment in the low carbon economy through people and business for economic growth. 3CEA has identified a significant regional target for investment in energy efficiency,  renewable energy and retrofitting works of €75m annually across transport, domestic, SMEs, agriculture, public sector and industrial by 2030, with further investment targeted to 2050, in line with Ireland’s energy and emissions reduction targets.
It is envisaged that economic operators (“Candidates”) admitted to the DPS will provide consultancy advices, surveys, designs and the supply and installation services for full turnkey solutions, which they will independently project manage. In addition, the DPS will cover contractors instructed by DPS clients to carry out energy efficiency retrofit works. The goods, services and works will be required initially in the three counties within the 3CEA’s regional mission i.e. Wexford, Kilkenny, Carlow, but some projects will arise outside of those counties.
This DPS is being established for a period of ten years for the purchasing of certain energy-related goods and services and the provision of energy efficiency, renewable energy and retrofitting works divided into two lots